Ana Nunes Barata MD, MSc

Dr. Ana Nunes Barata is a young Family Doctor working as a full-time Family Doctor in Amadora, Portugal. She has a MSc in Hospice and Palliative Care and a postgraduate degree in Geriatrics and also collaborates with the home-care nursing team in Amadora.

Since the start of her residency training program in 2012, Ana has collaborated with the Vasco da Gama Movement (VdGM). She worked towards the establishment of a global exchange program for trainees and young family doctors in primary care and, in 2013, together with the seven WONCA's Young Doctors Movements, the Family Medicine 360º was established. Ana has been its global coordinator since then. In VdGM, Ana has also collaborated with different Special Interest Groups, namely the Equally Different group. In 2016, Ana was elected the Young Doctor Representative in WONCA World Executive for the 2016-2018 biennium.

Ana has also been working together with other groups, namely the WHO's Youth Hub and the IFMSA in order to advocate for the importance of the development of family medicine so to achieve Universal Health Coverage.